Antwerp vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$841
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$7332
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
87
97
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
529K
874K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 56% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2878th and 12th ($1650 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 2 months in San Francisco. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$31490

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733